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.TH "KNIFE-DEPS" "1" "Chef 12.0" "" "knife deps"
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knife-deps \- The man page for the knife deps subcommand.
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The \fBknife deps\fP subcommand is used to identify dependencies for a node, role, or cookbook.
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This subcommand has the following syntax:
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This subcommand has the following options:
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.B \fB\-c CONFIG_FILE\fP, \fB\-\-config CONFIG_FILE\fP
The configuration file to use.
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.B \fB\-\-chef\-repo\-path PATH\fP
The path to the chef\-repo\&. This setting will override the default path to the chef\-repo\&. Default: same as specified by \fBchef_repo_path\fP in config.rb.
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.B \fB\-\-chef\-zero\-port PORT\fP
The port on which chef\-zero will listen.
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.B \fB\-\-[no\-]color\fP
Use to view colored output.
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.B \fB\-\-concurrency\fP
The number of allowed concurrent connections. Default: \fB10\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-d\fP, \fB\-\-disable\-editing\fP
Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as\-is.
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.B \fB\-\-defaults\fP
Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.
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.B \fB\-e EDITOR\fP, \fB\-\-editor EDITOR\fP
The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.
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.B \fB\-E ENVIRONMENT\fP, \fB\-\-environment ENVIRONMENT\fP
The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the command will run only against the named environment.
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.B \fB\-F FORMAT\fP, \fB\-\-format FORMAT\fP
The output format: \fBsummary\fP (default), \fBtext\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fByaml\fP, and \fBpp\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
Shows help for the command.
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.B \fB\-k KEY\fP, \fB\-\-key KEY\fP
The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&.
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.B \fB\-\-print\-after\fP
Use to show data after a destructive operation.
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.B \fB\-\-[no\-]recurse\fP
Use \fB\-\-recurse\fP to list dependencies recursively. This option can only be used when \fB\-\-tree\fP is set to \fBtrue\fP\&. Default: \fB\-\-no\-recurse\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-\-remote\fP
Use to determine dependencies from objects located on the Chef server instead of in the local chef\-repo\&. Default: \fBfalse\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-\-repo\-mode MODE\fP
The layout of the local chef\-repo\&. Possible values: \fBstatic\fP, \fBeverything\fP, or \fBhosted_everything\fP\&. Use \fBstatic\fP for just roles, environments, cookbooks, and data bags. By default, \fBeverything\fP and \fBhosted_everything\fP are dynamically selected depending on the server type. Default: \fBeverything\fP / \fBhosted_everything\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-s URL\fP, \fB\-\-server\-url URL\fP
The URL for the Chef server\&.
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.B \fB\-\-tree\fP
Use to show dependencies in a visual tree structure (including duplicates, if they exist). Default: \fBfalse\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-u USER\fP, \fB\-\-user USER\fP
The user name used by knife to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server\&. Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.
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.B \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
The version of the chef\-client\&.
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.B \fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
Set for more verbose outputs. Use \fB\-VV\fP for maximum verbosity.
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.B \fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-yes\fP
Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.
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.B \fB\-z\fP, \fB\-\-local\-mode\fP
Use to run the chef\-client in local mode. This allows all commands that work against the Chef server to also work against the local chef\-repo\&.
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$ knife deps cookbooks/cookbook_name.json
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$ knife deps environments/environment_name.json
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To find the dependencies for a combination of nodes, cookbooks, roles, and/or environments:
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$ knife deps cookbooks/git.json cookbooks/github.json roles/base.json environments/desert.json nodes/mynode.json
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A wildcard can be used to return all of the child nodes. For example, all of the environments:
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$ knife deps environments/*.json
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Use the \fB\-\-tree\fP option to view the results with structure:
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$ knife deps roles/webserver.json
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to return something like:
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roles/webserver.json
  roles/base.json
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The output of \fBknife deps\fP can be passed to \fBknife upload\fP:
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$ knife upload \(gaknife deps nodes/*.json
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The output of \fBknife deps\fP can be passed to \fBknife xargs\fP:
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.SH AUTHOR
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